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6 Commonly Misused Words on Your Resumeby Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Jan, 2014How many times have you not received that interview call because you used a nonexistent word in your cover letter or resume? Or because you used the entirely wrong word in your LinkedIn profile? Or an incorrect word form in the Thank-You letter? You’ll never know. Your writing skills are your all-important introduction to a hiring manager. And like it or not, that person is going to evaluate you—either consciously, with a...

How to Write a Graduate School Resumeby Paul Freiberger - Jan, 2014Prepare your graduate school resume (some call it a graduate school CV) once you've decided to expand your knowledge and skills by earning a Master's Degree or PhD. This is a key part of the grad school application process; it is not the same type of resume used for job applications. The school will want to make sure that you can handle the advanced lessons and courses. Your graduate school resume, or CV, helps make your c...

Making Your Resume Case for a Perfect Careerby Paul Freiberger - Jan, 2014What does a lawyer’s resume look like? In most respects, an attorney's resume is no different from an executive resume or any other six-figure resume of any other professional. It should clearly outline your accomplishments, experience, education and skills. It should look crisp and contemporary. It should be quickly digestible, so that the reader can appraise the basics of your qualifications in a few seconds. It should be gu...

You Should Customize Your Resuméby Bob Roth - Jan, 2014Employment candidates who do not take the time to learn something about the employer must rely on a generic resumé. However, we all know that one size does not fit all. Therefore, if you want to make the best possible impression, a customized resumé is a valuable tool.
To increase the number of invitations you receive for interviews, customize your resumé for each employer. Just like you, employers appreciate people wh...

Why Sacrificing Soft Skills Weakens Your Resumeby Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2013International Talent Management Strategist Dorothy Dalton recently wrote a compelling blog post:“The Hard Truth About Soft Skills,” which absolutely nails the value of soft skills in a career story resume.
Dalton describes how resumes that come to her attention often do so based on the “high incidence of hard skills in the text,” but goes on to assert that “… unless the resume or professional profile tells an engaging acc...

Executive Resume Checklistby Jean Cummings - Dec, 2013Be sure your resume meets all these criteria so that you can stand out in a competitive field of applicants.
Your career brand and your value proposition
1. The reader can grasp a "reason to hire you" inside of 3 seconds.
2. The recruiter or hiring authority can get a sense of your career brand, that is, what makes you YOU professionally and distinguishes your from the competition.
3. The recruiter or hirin...

Seven Tips for Technical Resume Successby Kalindi Garvin - Dec, 2013Writing your technical resume can be one of the most challenging tasks of your career. You can virtualize data centers with your eyes closed but when it comes to conveying the business value of that to a future employer, that’s where things get a little tricky.
“How technical do I need to get? How will my future employer understand the value of what I’ve done? How do I know what to include and what to omit in my work...

3 Simple Questions to Help You Write a Better Resumeby Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Dec, 2013It can be daunting to think about trying to put your entire career history into a two-page document. Especially when you have 10+ years of career experience, are trying to make a career transition, or have had a few bumps along the way. Sometimes, asking yourself a few questions can really help get the creative juices flowing and can help you frame up your resume—making those blank areas a little easier to fill in. When you si...

Are You Making This Critical Mistake on LinkedIn?by Laura Smith-Proulx - Nov, 2013Dumping your resume content straight into each section of LinkedIn —and calling it done?
If you’re still assuming that your resume will stand in for your Profile, you’re doing yourself (and your job search) a disservice.
Here’s why: your resume might be well-written and contain solid achievements—but that doesn’t mean it was developed for online reading or recruiter searches.
Here are 3 compelling reasons that p...

How to Best describe the Objective in your Resumeby Shweta Khare - Nov, 2013First impressions must make an impact, to be precise, to show respect and to be courteous is what it takes to make a pleasant and lasting one. You might be able to do it in person but how good are you on it at writing – and especially when you are applying for a job your resume and cover letter are the ones that make this special first impression. And of course to make that impact, be sure to polish your objective and that...

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